It Starts With The Simple Things
I was taking my regular walk today, during the heat of summer, admiring the bluest of skies and all the creatures moving around me. I was lamenting the fact that I was now in July and have not done half of what I planned for the summer now that my daughter was out of school – and then it hit me. With God, His care is personal.
I saw this tree (the one depicted in the picture). Something about it reminded me of God’s personal attention to everything He creates. This tree stood alone with branches fully formed. It had the beautiful backdrop of the blue skies behind it. There were other trees around it that were taken care of too, also on their own account, but this one stood out to me. And that was when God reminded me of the scripture in Matthew 6:25-34 –
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can anyone of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]?
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you – you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
So, Relax…
God takes care of His creation. With Him, it is personal. He knows what you need. He knows what you are going through. God tells us to trust Him and Him alone. He’s got you.
That tree didn’t have to worry about having enough water or if it’s leaves were enough to provide shade for the family where it was planted. It just grew and thrived in the season it was in.
We all could benefit from thriving in the season we are in as well. It may not be perfect to us but where God has us allows Him to use us – right where we are. Your blessing will come. Your promise will come. Don’t worry about it…just thrive.
God knows you personally and that blessing you have been praying about, seek God first and it will come, right on time.
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